Books in the What Every Engineer Should Know series

This book covers the entire scope of computer programming and Structured Program Design, from problem identification to maintaining existing programs. It is intended for two audiences: beginning programmers and experienced programmers seeking ways to improve the quality of their software.

Although opportunities abound in the 'Green Sector', anyone planning on entering this sector cannot not leap first and look later. This book provides 'must-know' information for those building a green business. It addresses macro issues in the green movement and key considerations for starting a green business.

Various engineers fail to notice critical issues in the workplace that can directly impact their career advancement and job satisfaction. This text focuses on career management, and the importance of human interactions in the office. It provides observations on "people skills" relevant to various occupations.

Explores the options to capitalize a business - from self-funding, to bootstrapping, to angel investors, to venture capital to government grants, to bank loans, to joint ventures. This title looks at the best ways to form a company so as to take advantage of various tax and business strategies. It explains how a company can expand internationally.

Demonstrates how to integrate marketing strategy into various facets of engineering communication from presentations, visual aids, proposals and technical reports to e-mail and phone calls. This book also provides situational examples, which demonstrate how to use computers, graphics, and other engineering tools to communicate with engineers.

This book is designed to serve the needs of engineers, technicians, designers, and technologists concerned with standards, materials, design, and elementary formulas for the selection, procurement, and quality control of threaded fasteners.

Offers an approach to the overall concurrent engineering development process, presenting both fundamental principles and advanced concepts, while focusing on rapid product development and cost-effective designs. This book introduces Cost Driven Design, with specific examples on how to minimize expenses by understanding the basis of product costs.

Presents the fundamental finance and accounting processes, methods, strategies and terminology necessary for engineers and engineering managers to interpret financial data properly - examining topics such as cost and break-even analysis, the time value of money, financial ratios and discounted cash flow techniques.

This book provides the reader with the information they need to develop into a person who seeks creative opportunities and responds with elegant inventions. It is intended for young inventor and to all those who have the talent and the desire to invent.

This book is designed to serve the needs of engineers, technicians, designers, and technologists concerned with standards, materials, design, and elementary formulas for the selection, procurement, and quality control of threaded fasteners.

Although opportunities abound in the 'Green Sector', anyone planning on entering this sector cannot not leap first and look later. This book provides 'must-know' information for those building a green business. It addresses macro issues in the green movement and key considerations for starting a green business.

This book discusses the fundamentals of data communications, the most important element in an engineer's daily function. It examines the technologies and methodologies now available in the marketplace to effect the exchange of information.

This book summarizes the technology and economics of robotics. It aims to provide sufficient data background so that the technologists can help in deciding about a corporate investment in robotics.

Using examples from mathematics, mechanical and electrical engineering, and control and signal processing, this book provides an introduction to MATLAB[registered] and Simulink and examines the advantages and limitations of both.

Explains the engineering profession's codes of ethics using case studies drawn from decisions of the "National Society of Professional Engineers' Board of Ethical Review", examining ethical challenges in engineering, construction, and project management. This title considers the merits and drawbacks of professional codes of ethics.

Explores the options to capitalize a business - from self-funding, to bootstrapping, to angel investors, to venture capital to government grants, to bank loans, to joint ventures. This title looks at the best ways to form a company so as to take advantage of various tax and business strategies. It explains how a company can expand internationally.

Demonstrates how to integrate marketing strategy into various facets of engineering communication from presentations, visual aids, proposals and technical reports to e-mail and phone calls. This book also provides situational examples, which demonstrate how to use computers, graphics, and other engineering tools to communicate with engineers.

This book presents a brief description of what constitutes computer modeling and simulation with techniques given to get a feel for how some of the simulation software packages involving hundreds of thousands of lines of code were developed.

Provides the knowledge and insight engineers need to make critical design decisions and offers a guide for preparing and developing projects in different markets. This book lays the basic groundwork for effective processes, covering smaller, self-contained devices and subsystems, ranging from handheld devices to appliances.

This book presents basic information on CAD/CAM and describes how to select, implement, and run a CAD/CAM system in the mechanical engineering environment. It also describes the overall state of CAD/CAM today in different industrial sectors and for different manufacturing technologies.

Various engineers fail to notice critical issues in the workplace that can directly impact their career advancement and job satisfaction. This text focuses on career management, and the importance of human interactions in the office. It provides observations on "people skills" relevant to various occupations.

The book covers applying modeling and simulation to engineering problems, modeling purposes, scoping a model, levels of modeling abstraction, benefits and cost of including randomness, types of simulation, and statistical techniques. No prior experience is needed. It shows how to conduct a M/S project and how to work with simulation experts.

Focuses on various aspects of intellectual property law with emphasis on patent laws. This book enables the reader to avoid such pitfalls as a loss of rights, and establish valid rights in inventions, trademarks, and writings.